Hebrew Translation and Transcription Services in Israel

• Foreign law firms and legal teams – Israeli contracts, court decisions, affidavits and recorded evidence that must be read, filed or relied on in English.
• Companies entering Israel – agreements, company documents, financial statements, technical manuals and marketing material that must work in Hebrew for Israeli partners, customers and regulators.
• Immigrants and families – birth, marriage and academic certificates issued abroad that Israeli authorities require in Hebrew, and Israeli documents needed in English for use overseas.
• Universities and researchers – Hebrew research interviews, lectures and focus groups transcribed and, where needed, translated into English.

Our translators work in separate departments by subject. Legal work goes to translators with a legal background, most of them lawyers.

• Legal – contracts, judgments, affidavits, powers of attorney, wills and licences.
• Medical – medical records, patient leaflets, medical device documentation and research articles.
• Technical – operating manuals, specifications and engineering documents.
• Financial and commercial – financial statements, insurance documents and business correspondence.
• Certificates and official documents – birth, marriage and divorce certificates, diplomas and transcripts of grades.

Direction matters. A Hebrew-to-English translation is assigned to a native English speaker, and an English-to-Hebrew translation to a native Hebrew speaker, so the final text reads naturally to the people who will rely on it. Stamps, tables and footnotes on certificates are reproduced, and files can be delivered in Office, Adobe and other formats. All files are kept confidential before and after translation. More: English translation (in Hebrew).

"Certified translation" in Israel usually means a notarized translation: a notary confirms that the translation is faithful to the original. GoldWork is a translation company, not a notary. We produce the translation in a format a notary can approve, attach a signed translator's declaration, and guide you through the notary step.

Notary fees in Israel are a uniform tariff set by Ministry of Justice regulations and charged separately from the translation. To use a notarized document in a country that is party to the Hague Apostille Convention, an apostille is usually added. In Israel, apostilles are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by registrars at magistrates' courts; which authority applies depends on the document. Always check with the receiving authority which confirmation it requires, and confirm current procedures on gov.il. This information is general and is not legal advice. More detail: notarized translation (in Hebrew).

Our transcription team includes experienced court transcribers. We transcribe Hebrew calls, meetings, interviews, investigations and hearings, and can record hearings and arbitrations on site.

A transcript intended for an Israeli court includes:

• verbatim text, without "cleaning" that changes meaning;
• speaker identification, with uncertain attributions marked rather than guessed;
• timestamps and consistent marking of unclear passages;
• a double check against the recording before signing;
• a signed transcriber's affidavit confirming the transcript is faithful to the recording.

Transcripts are delivered as Word and PDF files. An expert opinion can be coordinated if the recording itself may be disputed. A Hebrew transcript can then be translated into English by our legal translation department. Transcription is priced per minute of recording. This information is general and is not legal advice. Details: court transcription (in Hebrew).

1. Send your file – a scan, photo or recording on WhatsApp to +972-50-6500999. Tell us the purpose, the receiving authority or country, and your deadline.
2. Get a quote – price and schedule before work begins, plus a note on which confirmation the document is likely to need.
3. Human translation and review – a specialist in the relevant field translates, and names, dates and numbers are checked against the original.
4. Delivery – your translation or transcript in the agreed format, with a translator's declaration or transcriber's affidavit where required.

Our usual pace is about six standard pages per working day. A single certificate is usually ready within one to two days, and an urgent track is available.

Translation is priced per unit of 250 words in the target language. Our published range for Hebrew-to-English document translation is 75–100 ILS per unit, depending on the type of document: general texts at the lower end, legal, medical and technical texts at the upper end. A standard certificate is usually one or two units. Notary fees, where needed, are charged separately according to the official tariff. Transcription is priced per minute of recording. See our price page (in Hebrew).

Free machine translation lacks the accuracy legal, medical and official documents require, and cannot adapt a text to its purpose as a specialist can. Hebrew adds its own risks: it is written without most vowels, so one word can be read several ways. A translation submitted for notarial confirmation must also be made by a human translator who declares its accuracy; machine output cannot serve as the basis for that confirmation.